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Okay, I am not trying to be difficult here, but here it is I have an Aqua-Tech dual external filtration system, it has the Black frame with foam in addition to filter cartridges in each side. It was my understanding that the black foam thingy is what builds up the healthy bacteria, not that...

by replaced filters i mean the cartridges because they were so clogged with waste, hardly any water was coming out of the flow vents. The tank has been set up as "brackish" for about 3 months now, this change I did gradually...until I was satisfied with the salinity reading.

sorry took so long to get back...been trying to get Nitrites and Nitrates balanced... sigh. High side as in Nitrites are between 1.0 and 2.0 ppm and Nitrates are 40ppm as of 3:45 this afternoon. I added Nitraban this morning and they came down to these current numbers, but I didn't have enough...

HELP! My violet gobi has suddenly started poking his head out of the water in a vertical fashion, and stays there.... checked water tests, did a 1/2 water change because readings were on the high side... is this normal behavior for a gobi?

Hi again! Okay so since the last time, mr. violet gobi has healed from the attack by the puffers (who went to a good home). He has thrived in the brackish tank, that I have added sand to. (we have been doing everything in stages). We added a snail to help clean glass. our little dragon fish is...

Ixneh on the cloudy..the tank has stabilized and after doing a gentle scrubbing of the glass is no longer cloudy...whew! thought I had done something wrong.

I did a partial water change so I could vacume the bottom of the tank. Yes I rinsed the sand very well, and added it before I added the new water. All readings are good, and gobi is happily digging..but the water is still cloudy and still have white film on glass.

hi again, my violet gobi has all healed up and is thriving. He has gone from bare floor to sand now, and I have added 1 snail. I am still having problems with cloudy water and white slime on the glass. Any suggestions?

when is the best time to take a salinity reading with the meter? before, after, waterchanges...or a few days?

um think you missed the question... I add the salt when I do a water change..what I am saying is immediately after the water change my salinity reads on my hydrometer...then a couple of days later it doesn't register on the hydrometer...and why so much slime white on the glass??? is this normal?

I have read that once marine salt is added it doesn't evap or go anywhere. So how come when I do a water change and take a reading after my salinity is where its supposed to be, but a couple days later they don't read at all? Also, my tank walls are slimey looking... does this happen a lot with...

Im converting from FW to brackish...can you explain in lamens terms what cycle means? I hear it alot...and think about the 100 gal. of water being cycled through a filter every hour...

Hi all, Gots questions about the nitrite and nitrate gang. I did a test after doing a water change in the 35g gobi tank, the nitrite level was 0.5, but the nitrate level was 40ppm. Is this really bad or borderline....ive read both...and what about adding Nitroban to the tank? Also what is the...

K i am getting kinda frustrated... I am converting / acclimating a fw tank to brackish. I got the marine salt that i need and how much to add etc.... I do a 1-2 gal water change at a time... b4 I put the new treated water in it pegs my hydrometer...but when I add it to the tank, wait for 30 min...

Hi there , me again.... so simple question...as I am switching from FW to brackish, I have a slight build up (puddle) of foam collecting under my filter...is this normal and is it okay to have? If not, can you instruct me on how to eliminate this?